At home, Janet prays for her phone to ring. Teri arrives and Janet impresses her with the range of pies she's baking. They talk about Thanksgiving and notice the pies are burning. Janet is distraught. She made those pies for Jack. Teri asks where he is but her sister doesn't want to talk about this and asks to be left alone.

Teri rushes over to Dusty's and tells him that her sister is in trouble. She wants him to use his connections to try and get Jack back. He refuses to interfere and claims it's for the best.

Teri drags Dusty over to Janet's. She tells her sister that they have tracked down Jack in Pittsburgh and got her a ticket. Dusty will be going with her. Janet thanks her sister.

Back in Oakdale, Teri sets the table as Dusty and her sister arrive. Janet slouches away. Teri invites Dusty to join them but family gatherings aren't his thing. Teri tries to comfort her sister, but Janet isn't opening up. She tells her sister that Jack isn't coming home.

Dusty tracks Teri down at Metro. He reminds her that she is supposed to be at the courthouse testifying against Ralph. She's too afraid and shows him a threat that her uncle sent her. He advises her to take it to the police. Teri thinks that would pose too much of a risk to her family. "I thought you were braver than this!" he says.

Dusty and Janet go to the courthouse to see Teri. She admits that she's been a sucker to and wants to offer her support. "He comes after one Ciccone girl, he comes after all of us," she says. Teri thanks Dusty for bringing her sister. The sisters go in.

Teri drops by Janet's with sausage for Liberty. Janet snaps and tells her that her daughter doesn't eat sausage. Teri tells her that she wanted to turn Ralph in but Dusty screwed it up. Janet explains that Dusty was handing Ralph over to the cops when Teri got in the way by trying to defend herself. Teri wishes someone had told her what was going on.

Teri runs into Dusty at the hotel. They've both received subpoenas to testify against Ralph. She hands him a casserole as a peace offering and apologizes for being awful. He thanks her and offers to let her watch him eat. She thinks he's going to make himself sick eating a meal for six people in one sitting. When she tells him there is fennel in it, he breaks the news that he's allergic to it. They rush to his room and she grabs his needle and stabs him in the thigh. "That was fun," he gasps.

Teri runs into Dusty in the street. She tries to avoid him but he says she should be kissing his feet for saving her life. She flounces off to the diner. Her sister meets her and they talk about Liberty. Janet begins laying into her and blaming everything that has happened on her. Teri points out that she isn't the only one who was fooled by Ralph. Janet claims she was only fooled for half a second. Dusty walks in and says that this wasn't Teri's fault. "I thought you were supposed to be the nice sister," he says. Janet calms down as her sister leaves. She tells him that her first love is dead and Jack has run away. He doesn't think Jack will stay away and advises her not to disown her sister.

Dusty follows Teri back to Metro. She tells him he was right about Ralph. He offers to talk if it will make her feel better. She makes him a drink and beats herself up. Dusty reassures her and then leaves.